Show-case.



m. 672,693. Patented Apr. 23, wol. F.. J. & A. BAN-K.

SHOW CASE.

(Application 1ed Aug. 8, 1900.)

(No llodl.)

A Tra/5M? Ys base A, Ia body B, and a cap-section B.

Nirnn l FRANK J. BANK AND JOHN A. BANK, OF NEV YORK, N. Y.

CAS E.

SPECIFICATION forming' part 0f Letters Patent No. 672,693, dated April 23, 1901.

Application filed August 8, 1900. Serial No. 26,243. (No model.:

To a/ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that We, FRANK J. BANK and JOHN A. BANK, citizens of the United States, and residents of the city of New York, bor- `ough of Manhattan, in the county and State parts, as will be hereinafter fully set forth,

and pointed out-in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure l is a front elevation of a show-case to which the improved door is applied. Fig. 2 is a central vertical section through the case, taken practically on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1; and Fig. 3 is a horizontal section through the body portion of the show-case.

The show-case as illustrated consists of a The base A and the cap B may be of any approved construction or design; but the body portion B consists of corner-posts 10, which are shown extending fromthe base to the cap, and in these posts the usual glass panes are introduced at three of the sides, the fourth side of the body being that at which the improved door C is placed. The door O is adapted to slide in the two front corner-posts 10, and these frontcorner-posts are provided at their front inner portions with vertical grooves 14., open at the rear and inner side surfaces of the posts, as shown in Fig. 3. In

the said grooves 14 the upright rails l5 of the door C are arranged to slide, as is also shown in Fig. 3, the grooves being so shaped that the rails will have guided movement therein.

At the front of each upright rail 15 of the door C a recess 16 is made, and this recess is intersected by a second recess 17, made in the inner side surface of each rail at the front. The recesses 17, as is also best shown in Fig. 3, are adapted to receive the vertical edges of the glass pane 18, which constitutes the main portion of the door O, and the glass is held firmly in the upright rails 15 by means of strips 19, which enter the front channels or recesses 16 in the upright rails aud have bearing against the outer surface of the pane 1S, the strips 19 being secured to the upright rails 15 by screws or their equivalents. The upright rails of the door O are completely concealed from view at the front and at the sides of the body by the said front corner-posts l0, as the upright rails 15 of the door O do not extend beyond the exposed surfaces of the said front corner-posts, and under such construction the glass pane 18, forming the body of the door O, extends from one front cornerpost 10 to the other, thus providing a maximum of display-space, as that portion of the body of the case at which the door is located will have as much transparent surface as the sides or the back of the case.

The door is provided with the usual top and bottom rails b and b', and the top rail, when the door is closed, is hidden by the cap B, at the rear of which the said top rail is located, as shown in Fig. 2, while the bottom rail b of the door is preferably made to enter a pocket a made in the base, as is also shown in Fig. 2. When the door is slid upward, it passes through an opening 12 in the top board 13 of the cap, which opening is also best shown in Fig. 2. A longitudinal groove 20 is made in the back portion of the upright rails 15 of the door O, and in the lower portion of these grooves 2O the end of a chain 21 or its equivalent is secured, and these chains are usually passed up over guide-pulleys 22 at the upper portion of the cap B. The opposite end of each chain carries a suitable weight 23, which weights when the door is in its upper position may pass into the base through openings made in the bottom portion of the body.

A molding 24 is usually placed at the top of the base A, surrounding the same, and the molding at that side of the case Where the door C is placed is provided with cuts 25, (shown in Fig. 1,) dividing this portion of the molding into a central section 26 and outer sections 26a, the central section 26 of the IOO molding being secured to the outer face of the bottom bar or rail b of the door. This molding is so formed that it may constitute a handle to facilitate opening and closing the door. Under this construction of case it is obvious thatl an effective door may be provided without in any manner detractingfrom the display-space of the case and that the goods in the case will be as effectively seen through the transparent pane of the door as through any other transparent portion of the case. f

Having thus described our invention, We claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patentl. In a show-case, corner posts or sections having vertical grooves in their inner surfaces, a door having a transparent pane, the

upright rails of said door being concealed by the corner-posts and fitted to slide in the said grooves, the said upright rails being each provided at its inner side surface at the front with a groove or recess to receive the vertical edges of the transparent pane, and fastening strips adapted to bear against the outer surface of the transparent pane, substantially as set forth.

2. In a show-case, the combination, with corner posts or sections having vertical grooves in their inner surfaces, of a door consisting of top, bottom and side rails, the side rails being mounted to slide in the grooves of the corner posts or sections, the outer surfaces ofthe side rails being iiush with the corresponding surfaces of the said corner-posts, a transparent pane fitted in the top and bottom rails and in the side rails of the door, the transparent pane entering grooves in the side rails concealed by the corner posts or sections, and fastening devices for the transparent pane carried by the upright or side rails of the door, which fastening devices are likewise concealed by the corner posts or sections of the door, for the purpose set forth.

3. In a show-case, the combination, with a base provided with a pocket, corner posts or sections supported in the base and provided with grooves in their inner faces, and a cap for the body of the case, of a door comprising a top rail, a bottom rail and upright or side rails, the upright or side rails being mounted to slide in the grooves in the corner posts or sections, the top rail of the door being conerases cealed by the cap of the case when the door is closed, at which time the bottom rail of the door enters the pocket in the base, a transparent pane fitted in the top and bottom rails and in the side or upright rails, the upright edges of the pane extending within the inner facial lines of the corner-posts, and fastening devices for the transparent pane carried by and attached to the upright rails of the doorframe, for the purpose described.

4. In a show-case, corner posts or sections having vertical grooves in their inner surfaces, a door having a transparent pane, the upright rails of said door being concealed by and mounted to slide in the grooves of the corner-posts, and fastening devices for the transparent pane, the said fastening devices being concealed by the corner-posts, substantially as described.

5. In a show-case, a base, corner posts or sections supported onthe base and provided with grooves in their inner faces, a door consisting of top bott-0m and side rails and having a transparent pane, the upright or side rails of the door being mounted to slide in the grooves therein, and a molding for the top of the base at the side Where the door is placed, the said molding being divided into a central section and outer sections, the central section being secured to the bottom rail of the door, for the purpose set forth.

6. In a show-case, the combination with a base provided with a pocket in its top, corner posts or sections supported on the base, and a cap for the body of the case having an opening in its top, `of a door having a transparent pane the upright rails of said door being mounted to slide in the corner-posts, the top rail of rthe door when the latter isclosed being concealed by thev cap and the 'bottom rail engaging the pocket in the base, the said door when slid upward passing through the opening in the top of the cap, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof we have signed our names to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

FRANK J. BANK. JOHN A. BANK.

Witnesses:

J. FRED. AcKnR, EVERARD BOLTON MARSHALL. 

